Percentage of recently hospitalized patients with valid SNF PPS 14-day assessment, who experienced moderate to severe pain at any time during the 7-day assessment period
Measure Specs
General Information
Numerator
Patients at SNF PPS 14-day assessment with moderate pain at least daily (J2a=2 and J2b=2) OR horrible/excruciating pain at any frequency (J2b=3).
Denominator
All patients with valid SNF PPS 14-day assessment (AA8b =7).
Exclusions
Exclusions:
Patients satisfying any of the following conditions:
1. Either J2a or J2b is missing on the 14-day assessment.
2. The values of J2a and J2b are inconsistent on the 14-day assessment.
3. The patient is in a facility with a Post Acute Care Admission Sample size of 0 (i.e., there are no SNF PPS 5-day assessments with AA8b=1 in the facility over the previous 12 months).
Public Comments